Pearls of optimizing nutrition and physical performance of older adults undergoing cancer therapyPublication date: Available online 22 September 2017 Source:Journal of Geriatric Oncology Author(s): Antonio Vigano, Popi Kasvis, Jonathan Di Tomasso, Chelsia Gillis, Robert Kilgour, Franco Carli As the global population continues to age, the prevalence of cancer is increasing, with more than half of new cancer diagnoses occurring in those aged 65years and older. As a result of improved oncological care, a greater number of older patients undergo treatment, either chemoradiotherapy or surgery or both. The older oncology patient is not part of a homogenous group; chronological age poorly describes the health status of an i...Source: Journal of Geriatric Oncology - September 23, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Telehealth in older adults with cancer in the United States: The emerging use of wearable sensorsPublication date: Available online 6 September 2017 Source:Journal of Geriatric Oncology Author(s): John Shen, Arash Naeim As the aging and cancer populations in the world continue to increase, the need for complements to traditional geriatric assessments and the logical incorporation of fast and reliable telehealth tools have become interlinked. In the United States, studies examining the use of telehealth for chronic disease management have shown promising results in small groups. The implementation of health technology on a broader scale requires older adults to both accept and adapt such innovation into routine medica...Source: Journal of Geriatric Oncology - September 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

How to treat pancreatic adenocarcinoma in elderly: How far can we go in 2017?Publication date: Available online 6 September 2017 Source:Journal of Geriatric Oncology Author(s): Marine Gilabert, Jean Luc Raoul, Frederique Rousseau Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the most fatal cancers that frequently affects older patients. Limited data suggest that older patients are as likely to benefit from surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy as younger patients. The only potentially curative approach for pancreatic cancer is surgery but this is only performed in less than 20% of patients considered resectable. With improvements in surgical techniques, older patients without major comorbidities show a cours...Source: Journal of Geriatric Oncology - September 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Frailty and skeletal muscle in older adults with cancerConclusions Muscle mass (measured as SMI) was poorly associated with a GA-based frailty index. Muscle density, which reflects muscle lipid content, was more associated with frailty. Although frailty and loss of muscle mass are both age-related conditions that are predictive of adverse outcomes, our results suggest they are separate entities. (Source: Journal of Geriatric Oncology)Source: Journal of Geriatric Oncology - August 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Emerging therapeutic modalities for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in older adultsPublication date: Available online 20 August 2017 Source:Journal of Geriatric Oncology Author(s): Li-Wen Huang, Rebecca L. Olin Treatment for the older adult with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is challenging, due to both more aggressive disease biology as well as patient-related risk factors that limit tolerance of intensive chemotherapy. The use of prognostic models and comprehensive geriatric assessments can help hematologists evaluate the suitability of intensive chemotherapy for individual patients. For older patients considered fit for intensive chemotherapy, standard induction therapy should be given, followed by con...Source: Journal of Geriatric Oncology - August 21, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research